Help-Buyer in N.Ireland-cheap courier ?

natalie1974

Hi ,

Have just sold an item and the postage costs were obviously for mainland UK . Turns out now that my buyer is in Northern Ireland , what is the cheapest courier ? many thanks , Natalie

Bunnygirl

This is the one i use for Ireland £9.00

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230191287134&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=013

charlottevwa

isnt the postage the same for northern ireland as it is for the UK when using royal mail?? I thought it was, although i may be wrong!

jacksons_mum

it is with royal mail, but is probably different with a courier

RFW

Most couriers surcharge for N. Ireland and Scottish highlands and islands.

Depending on the weights, it may be cheaper to use Royal Mail, special delivery can sometimes work out less than a courier as RM have to send across UK for same price.

goldspanners

charlottevwa wrote: »

isnt the postage the same for northern ireland as it is for the UK when using royal mail?? I thought it was, although i may be wrong!

yes it cost the same to n.ireland as it does to anywhere mainland uk.
as someone else has said if you post via courier it can cost you more as they treat it like the rest of the lepars in the north of scotland who dont deserve the same service as the rest of the country,apparently.

scbk

oh no not another "is N.I. in the UK?" thread?!

goldspanners wrote: »

as someone else has said if you post via courier it can cost you more as they treat it like the rest of the lepars in the north of scotland who dont deserve the same service as the rest of the country,apparently.

...the amount of times someone at a mailorder company in England has told me I don't live on mainland UK - it's like how the flip do the trains get here then?!:rolleyes:

custardy

RFW wrote: »

Most couriers surcharge for N. Ireland and Scottish highlands and islands.

Depending on the weights, it may be cheaper to use Royal Mail, special delivery can sometimes work out less than a courier as RM have to send across UK for same price.

though they are proposing geographic charging

soolin

natalie1974 wrote: »

Hi ,

Have just sold an item and the postage costs were obviously for mainland UK . Turns out now that my buyer is in Northern Ireland , what is the cheapest courier ? many thanks , Natalie

You say it was 'obvious' that the charges were for mainland UK only..but how obvious? Did you state in large letters that to ship to the Highlands or Island (including NI) that your UK rate would not apply?

This is a difficult area, NI is in the UK and the format of ebay listings state 'UK' postage, so your NI buyer should not expect to pay anymore in charges than you show for UK.

natalie1974

soolin wrote: »

You say it was 'obvious' that the charges were for mainland UK only..but how obvious? Did you state in large letters that to ship to the Highlands or Island (including NI) that your UK rate would not apply?

This is a difficult area, NI is in the UK and the format of ebay listings state 'UK' postage, so your NI buyer should not expect to pay anymore in charges than you show for UK.

Yeah , I know what you mean . I have charged £8 for postage , was a baby rocker toy I sold and I am not now going to up the postage to the seller , I will absorb the loss as I can't see any way of sending the item cheaper than the courier a few posts up for £9 . Will have to remember to stick a note on the end of my auctions now stating that couriers charge more for Highlands & Islands etc so contact me first .

natalie1974

scbk wrote: »

oh no not another "is N.I. in the UK?" thread?!




...the amount of times someone at a mailorder company in England has told me I don't live on mainland UK - it's like how the flip do the trains get here then?!:rolleyes:

Gonna be really bloody stupid now but how do the trains get there then ? I thought you could only get there by boat or air .

Sorry for my stupidity .